Environmental Microbiology

Paper Code: 
MBL 601
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45
Objective: 

This paper will enable students to understand –

 

  1. The nature of biological material and hierarchy of molecular organization of cells.
  2. The thermodynamic principles underlying biochemical reactions and the function of macromolecules.
  3. The students will learn the concept of enzyme catalysis, reaction mechanism and regulation of enzyme activity

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning       outcome       (at course level)

Learning and

teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

CO 78

Approach      in

C      A      test,

 

 

Understand and know various aspects

teaching:

Semester end

 

 

of environment, its composition and

Interactive

examinations,

 

 

properties.

Lectures,

Quiz,    Solving

 

 

CO 79

Discussion,

problems      in

 

 

Understand the significance of various

Tutorials,

tutorials,

 

 

components of environment.

Reading

Assignments,

 

 

CO 80

assignments,

Classroom

 

 

To be aware of various types of

presentations

interaction

 

 

biogeochemical cycles.

 

 

 

Environ

CO 81

Learning

 

MBL 601

mental Microbi

Know the concepts of biodegradation, biodetorioration, and bioleaching.

activities     for the students:

 

 

ology

CO 82

Self-learning

 

 

 

Describe role   of   microorganism   in

assignments,

 

 

 

recycling soil nutrients, biodegradation

Effective

 

 

 

of complex plant polymers, sustaining

questions,

 

 

 

and improving plant growth through

Seminar

 

 

 

improving        nutrient                       availability,

presentation,

 

 

 

production of plant growth promoting substances and inhibiting pathogens.

Giving tasks.

 

 

 

CO 83

 

 

 

 

Role of microbes in environment

 

 

 

10.00
Unit I: 
Environment: Basic concepts and Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Microbial population of air, water and soil. Population interaction: Neutralism, Commensalism, Synergism, Mutualism, Competition, Ammensalism, Parasitism, and Predation. Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Sulphur Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle, Iron cycle

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Liquid and Solid Waste Disposal
  • Different types of liquid waste treatment: Primary, Secondary and tertiary treatment.
  • Aerobic process – activated sludge, oxidation ditches, and trickling filters, Anaerobic Process – anaerobic digestion, anaerobic filters, up flow anaerobic sludge.
  • Solid    Wastes:    Sources    and    management    (Sanitary    landfills,    incineration, composting, vermiculture, methane production).

 

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Biodegradation and Bioremediation
  • Biodegradation of natural compounds (cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin, chitin), Bioremediation: Ex situ and In situ approach. Biodegradation of Xenobiotics: (Aromatic and Aliphatic Pesticides, and hydrocarbons), bioaccumulation and biomagnification.

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Biodeterioration and Bioleaching
  • Biodeterioration of paper and paper pulp, wood, paint, textiles, leather, metals (corrosion). Control of biodeterioration. Bioleaching of metals, Microbial enhanced oil recovery.

 

 

8.00
Unit V: 
Nanotechnology & Its Applications
  • Basic concepts about nanotechnology: Preparation methods and Characterization. Nanotechnology for Drug delivery and waste reduction and improved energy efficiency, nanotechnology based water treatment strategies. Case studies and Regulatory needs.

 

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Plant, Gene and Crop Biotechnology, M J Chrispeel and D E Sadava ASPB 2003.
  • Textbook of Environmental Biotechnology, P K Mohapatra, I K International Publications, Mumbai, 2006.
  • Environmental Chemistry, A K De, Willey Eastern Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Advances in Industrial Waste water treatment, First Edition, Technosound Publications. 1999.
  • Microbial Ecology- Fundamentals & Applications, 4th Edition, Ronald . M. Atlas, Richard Bartha, Pearsrson Publication. 2005.
  • Wastewater Engineering- Treatment, Disposal and Resuse, Metcall and Eddy, Inc., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi., 1999
  • Comprehensive Biotechnology, Vol.4, M. Moo- Young (Ed-in-chief), Pergamon Press, Oxford.
  • Introduction to Biodeterioration. D Allsopp and K J Seal, ELBS/Edward Arnold.
  • Bioremediation Engineering: design and Application, Cookson, J T McGraw- Hill, Inc.1995
  • Environmental Biotechnology – Basic concepts and applications,  Indu Shekhar Thakur, I K International publications. 2006

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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